“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.”

“It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!”

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.”

“Happiness is a warm puppy.”

“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,Go throw your TV set away,And in its place you can installA lovely bookshelf on the wall.Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”

“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”

“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.”

“That does it,” said Jace. “I’m going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.””Why?” Isabelle said.”So you can look up ‘fun.’ I’m not sure you know what it means.”

“Percy wouldn’t notice a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing one of Dobby’s hats.”

“I have great faith in fools – self-confidence my friends will call it.”

“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”

“What the hell is that?” I laughed.”It’s my fox hat.””Your fox hat?””Yeah, Pudge. My fox hat.””Why are you wearing your fox hat?” I asked.”Because no one can catch the motherfucking fox.”

“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?”

“I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”

“Malachi scowled. “I don’t remember the Clave inviting you into the Glass City, Magnus Bane.””They didn’t,” Magnus said. “Your wards are down.””Really?” the Consul’s voice dripped sarcasm. “I hadn’t noticed.”Magnus looked concerned. “That’s terrible. Someone should have told you.” He glanced at Luke. “Tell him the wards are down.”